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Letters Patent No. 76,414, dated .April 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known-that I, JOSIAH S. DICKINSON, of Essex, in the county ot` Middlesex, and b tate of Connecticut,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combs; andI do hereby decla-re that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use tbe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which- `Figure 1 is a 'front view of the comb-holder and co1nb-plate, shown detached, and with a portion oilthe comb-'holder broken away to exhibit the key-seat.

Figure 2 is a; cross-section, showing the comb-plate afxed to the holder.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts. v

-This'invention consists in the combination ofa detachable comb-plate with a holder, whereby the former can be readlylremoved from the holder when dirty or broken, and a new comb-plate aiiixed in the said'holder `instead. The holder-'consists of the plate A, and maybe constructed in an'y suitable design or ornamental configuration, as that shown. Thecomb-plate B is toothed in one direction only, and the back, A, thereof fits in the groove a of the holder, as shown. The c Dmb-plateis held in the holder by means of key-pins b, which fit i-n key-seats or slots, one-half of which are formed in the holder, and one-halt` in the comb-plate, as shown, whereby the comb-plate is Ywithdrawn laterally in the form of the invention shown in4 the drawings, but I contemplate makiug the two parte in such a manner that the groove may be dispensed with. ,For example, the comb-plate will be held. against a shoulder near the lower edge of the holder by screwsor other means.

Inpractice, the combs willbe made generally of iron, but the holder can be struck in sheet metal, or made of hard rubber, woorl,l ivory, bone, or other suitable material. '.lhe comb-piates may be ailixed to the holder in other ways than that showu,-as, for example, screws cr spring-catches may be employed, `but I have set forth what I consider to be the best means ot holding the comb-plate in place, as the plate e4 of the key covers the ends of the grooves, and presents a finished and ornamental appearance.

The advantages of this invention are as follows: First, the comb-plates may be made of small pieces, and more ivory (which latter is growing scarcer every year) utilized to accomplish the same result, for many pieces aretoo small for 'the double combs 'as heretofore made. Second, the combs are more conveniently held and used bym-cans of the holder plate. Third, a set of'several comb-plates may be furnished with each holder, which will enable a new one to he set at any time. l

Having thus described myJnVention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As a new article of manufacture, a comb-holder A, constructed substantially as described.

The above specication of my invention signed by inc,`this 14th day 'of February, 1868.

e JOSIAH S. DIGKINSON.

Witnesses:4

WM. F. McNAMARA, ALEX. F. Roesems. 

